Tag: South Dakota
How South Dakota became a tax haven for the super-rich
As the Pandora Papers exposed, for the last 30 years, multimillionaires and billionaires have parked their wealth in the state of South Dakota to avoid taxation and secure dynastic wealth for generations.
Standoff in South Dakota: Cheyenne River Sioux refuse governor’s demand to...
The Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes say the checkpoints are the best way to protect against the coronavirus entering their communities, which are not equipped to handle an outbreak.
3 states pass anti-pipeline protest bills in two weeks
"While we are all paying attention to COVID-19 and the congressional stimulus packages, state legislatures are quietly passing fossil-fuel-backed anti-protest laws."
South Dakota pipeline spill twice the size as first thought
A final report to show the damage done is due to appear within the next few weeks.
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Trump order to crush federal unions faces rare bipartisan revolt in the House
House members force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after Trump ended collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.
What does it say when unprecedented buyers’ remorse smites 23 suckered MAGA millions, appalled...
The hypnotic spell over deluded centrists, especially minority young men who confused make-believe strength with genuine, positive strength, will go down as the greatest electoral scam in our history.
Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power
A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.
Trump EPA wetlands rollback seen as one of the biggest setbacks to clean water...
Clean water groups warn that the new Waters of the United States proposal would remove safeguards from most wetlands and intensify flood and pollution risks.
Inside Trump’s Justice Department: former attorneys describe a system built around loyalty and punishment
A widening body of accounts portrays a department shaped by political favoritism, sweeping purges, and a collapse of long-standing legal norms.